When Geraldine Ferraro was selected as Walter Mondale’s Democratic running mate in 1984, after serving three terms in the House of Representatives, her experience and competence were rarely questioned. Instead, the Democratic Party was applauded for selecting someone “untested on the national stage,” according to the Washington Post. This has not been the reaction to the choice of Indiana Senator Dan Quayle, who was selected to run with Republican candidate George Bush.

But, despite this media bias, The 1988 Almanac of American Politics says that Quayle “has been one of the most active and successful members of the Republican class of 1980. With choice committee assignments – Budget, Armed Services, Labor and Human Resources – he has worked harder and accomplished more than almost anyone expected.”

Congressional Quarterly, a non-partisan directory of congressmen, says: “Quayle’s reputation has come a long way since he joined the Senate in 1981 at age 33. Dismissed then by many as a blow-dried pretty boy with two unremarkable House terms under his belt, Quayle today is seen as a diligent senator willing to work on complicated defense issues and interested in reforming Senate procedures to make the chamber function more efficiently.”

Since his appearance on the national political scene, Quayle has surprised political observers. In 1976, as a newcomer, he challenged Democrat Rep. J. Edward Roush in what political observers said was a futile race. However, Quayle beat him by a large margin. In 1980, he ran against nationally-known three-term Senator Birch Bayh and won. He won re-election with 61 percent of the vote, the largest victory in a statewide election in Indiana history.

Besides upsetting political analysts in campaigning, Quayle has taken a lead role in reforming the Senate’s own procedures and has been noted in Congressional Quarterly for his work in the area of domestic policy, employment, and health matters.

Quayle, a born-again Christian who attends a conservative Presbyterian church in the Washington area, is outspoken about his moral views and has taken a strong stand on issues that are of concern to Christians:

Pro-life record. Quayle has consistently opposed the federal funding of abortion, and voted to amend the Constitution to overturn the Supreme Court’s Roe vs. Wade decision which legalized abortion.

Prayer in schools. He has also backed constitutional amendments to permit prayer in government schools and other public buildings, and to prohibit the compulsory busing of students to schools other than those nearest to their homes in order to achieve racial balance.

Fiscal policies. In 1982 and again in 1987, Quayle voted for proposed constitutional amendments to balance the federal budget unless a three-fifths majority of Congress agreed to deficit spending. He also supported the 1981 tax-cut program.

Defense platform. According to the Congressional Quarterly, he was a leader among Republican senators blocking consideration of a defense bill because Democrats had added language making it difficult for President Reagan to proceed with his space-based anti-missile system, the Strategic Defense Initiative.

During the drafting of the INF Treaty, Fred Ikle, former secretary of Defense, told The Washington Times that Quayle was the first to notice significant flaws in the document. Quayle led a successful fight to force U.S. and Soviet negotiators to close a loophole that seemed to allow the Soviets to build and deploy so-called futuristic warheads on missiles with ranges otherwise banned by the treaty.

Although considered an outspoken leader on defense issues in the Senate, the media has attempted to reinforce Quayle’s “lightweight” image by implying that he evaded the trenches of Vietnam by using well-connected relatives to get into the National Guard. But thorough media investigations of the matter have not brought any incriminating evidence against the youthful senator.

Capt. Cathi Kiger, state public affairs officer for the Indiana National Guard, said there were vacancies in the Indianapolis headquarters detachment that Quayle joined even three months after he formally enlisted. “There is no evidence,” Kiger said, “that Quayle was given special consideration.”

The National Guard controversy is obviously an attempt by the media to discredit Quayle. Few news commentaries have reported that Quayle is not the only legislator to have served in the National Guard or failed to go to war. Of the 131 congressmen born from 1942 to 1950, and thus eligible for the draft, nearly two-thirds never entered into military duty of any kind, according to official statistics reprinted by The Washington Times in August of 1988. Senator Jeffrey Bingaman, a New Mexico Democrat up for re-election, has not received media flack for joining the Army Reserve during the height of the Vietnam war in 1968.

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The Abortion Matrix: Defeating Child Sacrifice and the Culture of Death (DVD)

Is there a connection between pagan religion and the abortion industry?

This powerful presentation traces the biblical roots of child sacrifice and then delves into the social, political and cultural fall-out that this sin against God and crime against humanity has produced in our beleaguered society.

Conceived as a sequel and update to the 1988 classic, The Massacre of Innocence, the new title, The Abortion Matrix, is entirely fitting. It not only references abortion’s specific target – the sacred matrix where human beings are formed in the womb in the very image of God, but it also implies the existence of a conspiracy, a matrix of seemingly disparate forces that are driving this holocaust.

The occult activity surrounding the abortion industry is exposed with numerous examples. But are these just aberrations, bizarre yet anomalous examples of abortionists who just happen to have ties to modern day witchcraft? Or is this representative of something deeper, more sinister and even endemic to the entire abortion movement?

As the allusion to the film of over a decade ago suggests, the viewer may learn that things are not always as they appear to be. The Abortion Matrix reveals the reality of child-killing and strikes the proper moral chord to move hearts to fulfill the biblical responsibility to rescue those unjustly sentenced to death and to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves (Proverbs 24:11,12; 31:8,9).

Dr. Francis Schaeffer - How Should We Then Live? (DVD)

Special Two-Disc Set!

After 40 years of intense study and world-wide ministry, Dr. Francis Schaeffer completed his crowning work of scholarship – to present profound truths in simple film language. Dr. Schaeffer’s brilliant analysis of the past and predictions for current trends have proven so uncannily accurate that this amazing series still feels contemporary almost three decades after its initial release. Ultimately, Schaeffer concludes that man’s only hope is a return to God’s Biblical absolute, the truth revealed in Christ through the Scriptures.

Available for the first time on DVD, this documentary spectacular also includes intimate in-depth conversations with Francis and Edith Schaeffer. With the on-disc study guide, this presentation forms a unique course of comprehensive study. While this series forms an innovative analysis of the past, this outstanding work is more than history. Each episode focuses on a significant era, yet speaks clearly to 21st-century man with answers for modern problems.

Sixteen Christian leaders and scholars answer some of the most common questions and misconceptions related to this volatile issue:

1. Are we under Law or under Grace?
2. Does the Old Testament Law apply today?
3. Can we legislate morality?
4. What are the biblical foundations of government?
5. Was America founded as a Christian nation?
6. What about the separation of Church and State?
7. Is neutrality a myth?
8. What about non-Christians and the Law of God?
9. Would there be “freedom” in a Christian republic?
10. What would a “Christian America” look like?

The Four Keys to the Millennium (Book)

All Christians believe that their great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will one day return. Although we cannot know the exact time of His return, what exactly did Jesus mean when he spoke of the signs of His coming (Mat. 24)? How are we to interpret the prophecies in Isaiah regarding the time when “the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea” (Isa. 11:19)? Should we expect a time of great tribulation and apostasy or revival and reformation before the Lord returns? Is the devil bound now, and are the saints reigning with Christ? Did you know that there are four hermeneutical approaches to the book of Daniel and Revelation?

These and many more questions are dealt with by four authors as they present the four views on the millennium. Each view is then critiqued by the other three authors.

Martin Luther: Digitally Remastered 1953 Classic (DVD)

“Here I stand … I can do no other!”

With these immortal words, an unknown German monk sparked a spiritual revolution that changed the world.

The dramatic classic film of Martin Luther’s life was released in theaters worldwide in the 1950s and was nominated for two Oscars. A magnificent depiction of Luther and the forces at work in the surrounding society that resulted in his historic reform efforts, this film traces Luther’s life from a guilt-burdened monk to his eventual break with the Roman Catholic Church.

The Abortion Matrix:
Defeating Child Sacrifice and the Culture of Death is a 195-minute presentation that traces the biblical roots of child sacrifice and then delves into the social, political and cultural fall-out that this sin against God has produced. You can order this series on DVD, read the complete script and view clips on-line...continued ...